ESL should be changed to after-school program

"13 Schools" [RGJ, April 7] failed to offer a real solution. All 13 are high ESL schools. It is apparent the current ESL program does not work.

Under the current system, the student is only briefly exposed to English at school. After school, many students continue to rely mainly on Spanish. As a result, they never obtain command of the English language. Social promotion gets them to high school, where they are unable to complete the course work in English. They feel lost and drop out.

Perhaps ESL needs to be changed to an after-school program where the student and a parent would be instructed. Attendance by both would be required. Both would have English-based homework. This would encourage the use of English at home. Both the student and parent would obtain command of the English language. The student would advance at school and the parent would advance at work, a win-win for both.

Art O'Connor, Reno

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ESL should be changed to after-school program

'13 Schools' [RGJ, April 7] failed to offer a real solution. All 13 are high ESL schools. It is apparent the current ESL program does not work.

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